Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why Quran not in revelation order?

“Why was the Quran not kept in the order of revelation? Please clarify this.”Asked by فیض قادری, کوئمبٹور

He answers at 28:29 in The Quran · 1 min 22 sec

His answer, in his own words
28:29
maulana faiz qadri sahib ne coimbatore se sawal bheja hai. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, quran ki tarteeb nuzooli ko kyun barqarar nahin rakha gaya? is ko wazeh karein." dekhein, tarteeb jo nuzooli hai, woh halaat ke lehaz se ayi hai. lekin halaat ke lehaz se ise nahin parhna hai aap ko. tarteeb nuzooli ka matlab yeh nahin ke jab tarteeb nuzooli aap janen ge, tabhi aap quran ko samjhen ge. mein sochta hoon ke quran shajarat ki surat mein hai.
29:15
shajarat to tartib-e-nuzooli se aap nawaqif hon, tab bhi Quran ke maani aap par khul sakte hain. To asal cheez yeh hai. asal cheez yeh nahin ke aap tartib-e-nuzooli ko jaanen. Asal cheez yeh hai ke aap tadabbur karen.
29:43
tadabbur se maani khulte hain. Maulana, Miss Khushi Khan ne Calcutta se sawal bheja hai. Unhon ne likha hai: "What is the reason behind not getting the halaal wishes fulfilled?
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